Consolidation and Achieving Sustainability of the Market Linkages Programme
The project’s overall goal was to improve incomes and livelihoods of smallholder farmers by transforming commodity associations into viable business entities with the capacity to produce and trade in selected high-value commodities. The project helped improve the production of high-value crops to meet agribusiness requirements, trained farmers in new varieties and production technologies, and ensured they had access to credit and agricultural inputs.
Abla Benhammouche Country programme manager Via Paolo di Dono, 44 Rome, Italy Work: +39 0654592226 Fax: +39 0654593226 a.benhammouche@ifad.org
Facts and figures
Total cost: US$617,000 IFAD grant: US$70,000 Duration: 2005-2007 Geographical area: 7 districts of Manicaland province and 2 districts of Mashonaland Central province Executing agency: Africare Directly benefiting: 10,200 smallholder farmers Status: closed